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Indian poor farmer’s daughter gang-raped, murdered

Only 3 out of 12 accused nabbed by cops in Jalpaiguri rape/murder case

3 September 2014

It appears that in Jalpaiguri, if you refuse to follow the diktat of the local Kangaroo Court, you will be raped and murdered and your naked body will be left on the side of train tracks. It appears that the local TMCneta might be involved in the matter. The Police say that they are investigating the case but have only nabbed 3 out of the 12 accused in the case.

Local villagers said political rivalry between the village elders and the girl’s family could have led to an escalation of the dispute – the elders are reported to be supporters of the ruling Trinamul Congress party, while the girl’s family reportedly supports the state’s main opposition Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Earlier this year, a woman in West Bengal’s Birbhum district was gang-raped, allegedly on orders of village elders who objected to her relationship with a man.

In 2010, village elders in Birbhum ordered at least three tribal women to strip and walk naked in front of large crowds, police said.

The women were being punished for “having close relations” with men from other communities.